Best Time to Drive from Washington Heights to Elmont

None of this drive is measured by working traffic sensors right now. The rest is estimated from nearby sensors, typical speeds and street traffic, so times can be off. Why so few sensors work.

Typical drive time by departure time

Minutes from Washington Heights to Elmont by day and time you leave (local time)
Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	28	30	33	45	46	43	38	34	42	43	42	65	66	56	47	43	34
Tue	31	30	35	48	41	38	38	43	37	40	47	62	68	57	43	35	30
Wed	32	30	32	46	40	41	42	39	38	38	49	60	69	60	44	44	34
Thu	33	43	39	45	40	39	49	51	37	45	49	75	72	64	56	52	37
Fri	30	28	31	45	45	36	44	44	38	41	51	58	61	54	54	50	47
Sat	29	30	26	31	32	37	34	34	37	42	50	55	54	45	49	42	40
Sun	27	26	26	30	41	31	31	32	37	49	52	53	55	50	41	47	40

About this drive

On weekdays the 19-mile drive from Washington Heights to Elmont (via I-95 East and I-295 South) usually takes as little as 28 minutes and up to 75 minutes, when leaving around 4 pm on Thursdays. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 41 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 4:30 pm on Sundays (55 minutes).

About 17 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 2 miles surface streets (4 to 16 minutes on weekdays), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from central Washington Heights to central Elmont along the route on the map. Starting or ending elsewhere in a big city can add or save several minutes.

Simulated from typical freeway speeds at each point of the drive for the time you would reach it, from every 5-minute reading we have recorded. We don't have sensors on surface streets yet, so the time on them is estimated from how congested the freeways around each end of the drive are at that time, in both directions: streets jam when the freeways do.

Questions

What is the best time to drive from Washington Heights to Elmont?

On weekdays, leave early in the morning or late in the evening. The drive usually takes about 28 minutes then, versus up to 75 minutes at the worst times.

How long does it take to drive from Washington Heights to Elmont?

The 19-mile drive usually takes 28 to 75 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 41 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Washington Heights to Elmont?

Leaving around 4 pm on Thursdays is usually slowest, about 75 minutes.

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Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	28	30	33	45	46	43	38	34	42	43	42	65	66	56	47	43	34
Tue	31	30	35	48	41	38	38	43	37	40	47	62	68	57	43	35	30
Wed	32	30	32	46	40	41	42	39	38	38	49	60	69	60	44	44	34
Thu	33	43	39	45	40	39	49	51	37	45	49	75	72	64	56	52	37
Fri	30	28	31	45	45	36	44	44	38	41	51	58	61	54	54	50	47
Sat	29	30	26	31	32	37	34	34	37	42	50	55	54	45	49	42	40
Sun	27	26	26	30	41	31	31	32	37	49	52	53	55	50	41	47	40

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	28	30	33	45	46	43	38	34	42	43	42	65	66	56	47	43	34
Tue	31	30	35	48	41	38	38	43	37	40	47	62	68	57	43	35	30
Wed	32	30	32	46	40	41	42	39	38	38	49	60	69	60	44	44	34
Thu	33	43	39	45	40	39	49	51	37	45	49	75	72	64	56	52	37
Fri	30	28	31	45	45	36	44	44	38	41	51	58	61	54	54	50	47
Sat	29	30	26	31	32	37	34	34	37	42	50	55	54	45	49	42	40
Sun	27	26	26	30	41	31	31	32	37	49	52	53	55	50	41	47	40

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	28	30	33	45	46	43	38	34	42	43	42	65	66	56	47	43	34
Tue	31	30	35	48	41	38	38	43	37	40	47	62	68	57	43	35	30
Wed	32	30	32	46	40	41	42	39	38	38	49	60	69	60	44	44	34
Thu	33	43	39	45	40	39	49	51	37	45	49	75	72	64	56	52	37
Fri	30	28	31	45	45	36	44	44	38	41	51	58	61	54	54	50	47
Sat	29	30	26	31	32	37	34	34	37	42	50	55	54	45	49	42	40
Sun	27	26	26	30	41	31	31	32	37	49	52	53	55	50	41	47	40